Vijayan K. Pillai Explained

Vijayan K Pillai
Occupation:	Professor, School of Social Work and PhD Program Director / Graduate Adviser University of Texas at Arlington
Alma Mater:	The University of Iowa University of Indore Center for Environmental Planning and Technology, Ahmadabad University of Kerala

Vijayan K Pillai (born 1948) is Professor, School of Social Work and PhD Program Director / Graduate Adviser at the University of Texas at Arlington.

He received his Ph.D. from the University of Iowa in 1983, with a thesis on "Determinants of the first birth interval." ^[1] Prior to joining University of Texas at Arlington, Pillai taught at the University of North Texas, University of Iowa, and University of Zambia. He was the Zellerbach Visiting Professor, University of California, Berkeley, Fall 2004. He has Published nearly 100 papers and book chapters, including 35 peer-reviewed journal articles, and authored/ co authored and edited 13 books/ monographs. His primary interests are in developing countries, human reproduction, gerontology and demography. He is a referee to over thirty international journals.^[2]

Publications

Books

• Sunil, T. S., and Vijayan K. Pillai. Women's Reproductive Health in Yemen. Amherst, N.Y.: Cambria Press, 2010.
• Review, Reference & Research Book News May 2010
• Littell, Julia H., Jacqueline Corcoran, and Vijayan K. Pillai. Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008. Held in 384 libraries according to ^[3]
  • Review, Research on Social Work Practice v. 18 no. 5 (Sept. 2008).
  • Review, Children & Youth Services Review v. 31 no. 4 (Apr. 2009).
• Crow, Thomas, and Vijayan K. Pillai. Designing a Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Program: The Behavioral Performance Theory. Lewiston, N.Y.: Edwin Mellen Press, 2006.
  • Review, SciTech Book News June 2006
• Weinstein, Jay A., and Vijayan K. Pillai. Demography: The Science of Population. Boston, Mass: Allyn and Bacon, 2001.
• Achola, Paul Pius Waw, and Vijayan K. Pillai. Challenges of Primary Education in Developing Countries: Insights from Kenya. Aldershot: Ashgate, 2000.
• Pillai, Vijayan K., Lyle W. Shannon, and Judith L. McKim., eds. Developing Areas: A Book of Readings and Research. Oxford: Berg, 1995.
  • Review WorldViews: A Quarterly Review of Resources for Education and Action Jan 1996 v12 p6
• Pillai, Vijayan K., and Guang-zhen Wang. Women's Reproductive Rights in Developing Countries. Aldershot, Hants, England: Ashgate, 1999. . In 316 libraries according to worldCat
  • Review Journal of Economic Literature Dec 1999 v37 i4 p1794
  • Review, Reference & Research Book News Nov 1999 v14 p109
  • Review, CHOICE: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries Oct 1999 v37 i2 p416(1)

Selected journal articles

His most-cited peer-reviewed journal articles are:

• Pampel, Pillal, V.K. "Patterns and determinants of infant-mortality in developed nations, 1950-1975", Demography volume: 23 issue: 4 pages: 525-542 published: Nov 1986.

times cited: 35 .

• Pei XM, Pillai VK, "Old age support in China: The role of the state and the family" International Journal of Aging and Development Volume: 49 Issue: 3 Pages: 197-212 Published: 1999

Times Cited: 13 (Web of Science)

External links

• Personal website
• A Multivariate Analysis of the Working Poor in Texas: Implications for Policy.
• Vijayan K. Pillai, UT Arlington professor in the School of Social Work, was recently quoted in The Economic Times, India and on the topic of opportunities and challenges for India and China in an era of global-ization, which appeared in India’s Daily News and Analysis

Notes and References

1. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/301715743 WorldCat
2. https://mentis.uta.edu/explore/profile/vijayan-pillai Official UTA webpage
3. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/227035753 Worldcat